The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has charged clothe makers across the country to commence mass production of protective face masks as part of national effort to defeat to outbreak. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the PTF, […]
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chairs state council meeting from isolation Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed his COVID-19 status. He is still positive for the virus, he confirmed on Wednesday. The Governor, who chaired the State Executive Council meeting through a video conference yesterday, made the disclosure on his Twitter handle. Urging Nigerians and Kaduna State residents to […]
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Menegian, one of the children of the late environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has died of coronavirus at a London hospital. Menegian was 50 at the time of his death. Sister to the deceased, Noo, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday. She wrote, “We said goodbye to my brother, Gian, on Monday. “He […]
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Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has lost another talent as news of the death of actor Rasheed Abu is currently circulating in the media space. The details surrounding the death of the actor who is popular in the Yoruba speaking sector of the industry is not yet known. Taking to Instagram to announce the death of […]
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By Dare Babarinsa There are not many people who knew the world before the era of our father, Oba Kayode Sikiru Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebu-land, Ogbagba the second who has been on the throne since 1960. For six eventful decades, Adetona has done the same job with panache and profound commitment. He is the lord […]
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Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said Nigeria did not benefit from the recent debt relief by the International Monetary Fund because the country is not indebted to the IMF. Ahmed, in a tweet on Thursday, said, “It is true Nigeria is not a beneficiary of recent IMF debt relief […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Many people, troubled seeing the ravages the monster called COVID-19 has been unleashing in various countries of the world, are throwing up their hands in resignation, understandably asking: “What’s all this about? Is there never going to be an end to all the waves of afflictions which assail humanity unceasingly? Is there […]
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Lagos, Abuja airports record daily arrivals Over 2,500 foreigners evacuated The frequency of international flight services in and out of Lagos and Abuja airports amid the lockdown has raised fresh safety concerns in the fight against coronavirus disease spread. The evacuation flights, according to stakeholders, may lead to increase in the number of new infection […]
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Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis that threatens to throw the region off its stride, reversing the development progress of recent years and slow the region’s growth prospects in the years to come, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. According to the IMF, the health […]
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Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola Osun State House of Assembly has ordered the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Yemi Lawal, to appear before it over plans by the government to disburse cash palliatives to the people. The House on March 23 announced the suspension of legislative activities for 16 days. It resumed sitting yesterday amid […]
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